2008 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band Tour
SportsLink, the producers of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, will travel the United States this fall from October to December to officially announce each of the 91 student musicians accepted for the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band.
Click on the links below to view bios and photos of the 91 student musicians. As the tour progresses, MENC will continue to update this page with new information about the students. The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is scheduled to be televised on January 5, 2008, from San Antonio, Texas, on NBC at 1pm EST. Check www.usarmyallamericanbowl.com for more information about the bowl and performance.
The 2008 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band Musicians:
Drum Major
Michael Blakley - Lincoln-Way East Community High School - Frankfort, IL
Piccolo
Amanda Armstrong - West Genessee High School - Camillus, NY
Rebecca Macoskey - Mount Lebanon High School - Pittsburgh, PA
Amanda Steiger - Wake Forest-Rolesville High School - Wake Forest, NC
Molly Underwood - North Lincoln High School - Lincolnton, NC
Amanda Williams - Tarpon Springs High School - Tarpon Springs, FL
Kelsey Wyatt - Elko High School - Elko, NY
Clarinet
Brandon Armstrong - Fort Mill High School - Fort Mill, SC
Heather Buske - Oswego High School - Oswego, NY
Madison Corroto - Harrison High School - Acworth, GA
Amanda Del Prado - John Marshall High School - San Antonio, TX
Amanda Donovan - Oswego High School - Oswego, NY
Jena Emory - Science Hill High School - Jonesborough, TN
Tanya Hunt - Fort Mill High School - Fort Mill, SC
Amanda Johnson - Marian Catholic High School - Frankfort, IL
Erin McGlade - Starr's Mill Hill School - Peachtree City, GA
Katherine Russell - West Genessee High School - Syracuse, NY
Cameron Sepulveda - Wando High School - Mount Pleasant, SC
Kiersten Tate - Harrison High School - Kennesaw, GA
Daniel Veres - Catalina Foothills High School - Tucson, AZ
Stephanie Wheeler - Orchard Park High School - Orchard Park, NY
Alto Sax
Melissa Crosswy - Tarpon Springs High School - Tarpon Springs, FL
Francisco Paulino - Enterprise High School - Fort Rucker, AL
Colin Seymour - Ridge View High School - Columbia, SC
Ashley Simpson - Thomas Jefferson High School - San Antonio, TX
Johnathan Torsak - Calloway County High School - Hazel, KY
Elliot Whitcraft - Sullivan High School - Bourbon, MO
Tenor Sax
Brandon Johnson - Marian Catholic High School - Dolton, IL
Kyle Mahaffey - Starr's Mill High School - Fayetteville, GA
Benjamin Owensby - North Buncombe High School - Weaverville, NC
David Pond - West Genessee High School - Camillus, NY
Trumpet
Tim Allen - Harrison High School - Acworth, GA
Deral Brown - Lugoff-Elgin High School - Elgin, SC
Tim Daniels - Norwin Senior High School - North Huntingdon, PA
Sean Evans - Lexington High School - Lexington, NE
Mary-Kathryn Ingram - Bassett High School - Martinsville, VA
David Martinez - Gilroy High School - Gilroy, CA
Jessie Matthews - Elbert County Comprehensive High School - Elberton, GA
Ben Pouncey - Ridge View High School - Elgin, SC
Stephen Reece - Hillgrove High School - Marietta, GA
AJ Reynolds - Harrison High School - Acworth, GA
Alison Sancken - Pontiac Township High School - Saumenin, IL
Sara Smacher - West Genessee High School - Syracuse, NY
Kevin Still - Athens Drive Senior High School - Raleigh, NC
Kevin Swanson - McQueen High School - Reno, NV
Christopher Thomas - David H. Hickman High School - Hallsville, MO
Justin Walters - Norwin High School - North Huntingdon, PA
Mellophone
Zachery Chandley - Science Hill High School - Johnson City, TN
Daniel Greenlee - Cary High School - Cary, NC
Corinne Jones - Marian Catholic High School - Steger, IL
Monica Mayeaux - E.D. White Catholic High School - Thibodaux, LA
Zachary McDonnell - Skyview High School - Vancouver, WA
Aaron Theall - North Vermillon High School - Abbeville, LA
Trombone
Chris Benedetti - Starr's Mill High School - Senoia, GA
Joshua Hungerford - Gilroy High School - Gilroy, CA
Benedict Kelly, III - Wando High School - Mount Pleasant, SC
Brennan McKissick - Dobyns-Bennett High School - Kingsport, TN
Kayla St. Clair - Carroll High School - Fort Wayne, IN
Alexander Waltz - Wando High School - Mount Pleasant, SC
Kennedy Wells - Harrison High School - Kennesaw, GA
Maureen Wisniewski - Cosby High School - Midlothian, VA
Baritone
Jeremy Darnell - Fort Zumwalt West High School - Dardenne Prarie, MO
Nick Garcia - Waukesha South High School - Brookfield, WI
Sean Macomber - Susquehannock High School - New Freedom, PA
Alyssa Madeira - Romeoville High School - Romeoville, IL
Brian McDonough - Mount Lebanon High School - Pittsburgh, PA
Kevin Ortiz - Marian Catholic High School - Hammond, IN
Benedict Vetter - Norwalk High School - Norwalk, CT
Michael Wells - Plymouth Canton Educational Park High School - Canton MI
Tuba
Allen Carpenter - Pineville High School - Pineville, LA
Rocky Carroll - Dobyns-Bennett High School - Kingsport, TN
Adam Dristle - Oswego High School - Minetto, NY
Mario Naranjo - Gilroy High School - Gilroy, CA
Sean Pickard - West Genessee High School - Camillus, NY
Michael Ramsey - Tuscola High School - Waynesville, NC
Jasmine Thompson - Enterprise High School - Enterprise, AL
Zachary Yost - Oak Ridge High School - Oak Ridge, TN
Snare Drum
Ryan Fleisher - Plymouth Canton Educational Park High School - Canton, MI
Eric Griffith - Tioga High School - Alexandria, LA
Drew Guy - DeSoto Central High School - Southaven, MS
Derrick Shannon II - Alan B. Shepard High School - Blue Island, IL
Stephen Tumblin - Destrehan High School - Destrehan, LA
Multi-tenor Drum
Rob Cobo - Mountain Ridge High School - Glendale, AZ
Erik Washington - Plymouth Canton Educational Park High School - Canton, MI
Andre' Wilson - E.D. White Catholic High School - Raceland, LA
Bass Drum
Daniel Davis - Strasburg High School - Woodstock, VA
Scott Kelly - Bethel High School - Bethel, CT
Travis Knauss - Rancocas Valley Regional High School - Westampton, NJ
Aaron Spevak - Yorkville High School - Yorkville, IL
Neal Titus - Denver School of the Performing Arts - Littleton, CO
Cymbal
Ryan Dean - William Penn High School - Bear, DE
Mackenzie LaMont - Washington High School - Washington, IN
Erik Schuster - Orchard Park High School - Orchard Park, NY